Therapeutic Radiographer in Newcastle upon Tyne

This is an exciting opportunity to begin or develop your therapeutic radiographer career at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care. We are a forward-thinking service with a programme of innovation, including MRI-based planning, Hypersight, SGRT and online adaptive solutions.

As part of our friendly and supportive team, you will contribute to the delivery of radiotherapy treatments to approximately 8,000 patients each year, across both adult and paediatric services. Using the latest Varian and Siemens technology we routinely deliver VMAT, gating, SABR, SRS, daily IGRT, SXT, TBI and TSEI.

We are committed to supporting your development with an established structured training programme rotating through pre-treatment and treatment sections, enabling you to build confidence and develop a broad range of clinical skills. There are opportunities to become involved in extended practice as your experience grows.

Newly qualified radiographers are encouraged to apply and are supported through our Trust Preceptor programme to guide you through your transition into clinical practice and build a strong foundation for your career.

Main duties of the job:

• Work on a rotational basis as a member of the radiotherapy team in both the pre-treatment and treatment sections as required; working with the wider oncology team to support the delivery of radiotherapy procedures including pre-treatment imaging, plan preparation and treatment.
• Undertake radiotherapy practice independently and professionally in accordance with all protocols and procedures, and with care and accuracy.
• Contribute to holistic patient care as part of the multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist advice and information regarding radiotherapy to patients and their carers.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from various locations including Royal Victoria Infirmary, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Dental Hospital, Cramlington Manor Walks, Urgent treatment centres, Newcastle Fertility Centre, Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria, and Northern Genetics Service.

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS.

Job responsibilities:

• To work on a rotational basis as a member of the radiographic team on a treatment machine delivering radiotherapy, or in the imaging section acquiring images and planning radiotherapy.
• To implement and deliver radiotherapy procedures including localisation, imaging, dose calculation and treatment delivery.
• To undertake radiotherapy practice independently and professionally in accordance with all protocols and procedures, and with care and accuracy.
• Contribute to holistic patient care as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist advice and information regarding radiotherapy to patients and their carers.
• To participate in student and staff training.

Essential Qualifications & Education:

• BSc in Radiotherapy or equivalent qualification.
• State Registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer with Health Professions Council.

Essential Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent communication and technical skills.
• IT Skills.
• Able to teach, train, and motivate others; students, visitors or other staff.
• Able to work flexible hours/shifts and participate in the radiotherapy on-call rota.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to work for sustained periods under pressure.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.